A) explains the origin of earthquakes B) explains the behavior of seismic waves C) explains the sudden return of deformed rock to its original form D) none of these
A) epicenter B) focus C) origin D) fault scarp
A) tensional surface waves B) compressional surface waves C) shearing body waves D) transverse body waves
A) 1 B) 4 C) 3 D) 5
A) the total monetary damage caused by an earthquake. B) magnitude of an earthquake C) the intensity of an earthquake D) the damage caused by a an earthquake
A) none of these choices B) ancient mountain ranges C) subduction zones D) at mid-ocean ridges
A) Rayleigh waves B) Love waves C) S-waves D) P-waves
A) Alaska B) Minnesota C) Arizona D) Florida
A) Rayleigh motion B) a landslide C) liquefaction D) compressional uplift
A) Richter scale recorder B) Mercalli scale recorder C) seismogram D) seismograph
A) Warren Intensity Scale B) Fujita Scale C) Richter Scale D) Modified Mercalli Scale
A) fault B) origin C) epicenter D) focus
A) fault B) tsunami C) slide zone D) hot spot
A) aftershock B) deformation C) seismology D) tension
A) P-waves B) an earthquake C) a fault murmur D) the epicenter
A) aftershocks B) elastic rebound C) S-waves D) earthquake tremors
A) paleontologist B) faultologist C) tectonic specialist D) seismologist
A) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other B) two tectonic plates collide with each other C) two tectonic plates are moving past each other D) new oceanic sea-floor is created
A) two tectonic plates are moving past each other B) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other C) where new mountain valleys are created D) two tectonic plates collide with each other
A) two tectonic plates are moving past each other B) two tectonic plates are moving away from each other C) new oceanic sea-floor is created D) two tectonic plates collide with each other
A) slide B) reverse C) strike-slip D) normal
A) tension B) folding C) uplift D) deformation
A) none of the above B) surface waves C) S-waves D) P-waves
A) depth of the focus B) distance from the epicenter C) earth materials through which the waves move D) all of these choices
A) landslides B) changes in ground level C) aftershocks D) ground rupture
A) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding B) no earthquakes ever occur C) one block slides past the other with no uplift D) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below
A) the block above the fault moves downward relative to the block below B) no earthquakes ever occur C) the blocks move past each other D) the tectonic blocks demonstrate folding
A) bombora B) nalu C) kaiko D) tsunami
A) magma B) batholith intrusions C) energy D) Rayleigh waves
A) ionosphere B) core C) lithosphere D) mesosphere |